You can make the point the same way the Gay Marriage thread was able to talk about gays without referring to them as f*gs or h**os or fl***rs. Those words are simply not needed but you can still have a discussion about the topic.

You can make the point the same way the Gay Marriage thread was able to talk about gays without referring to them as f*gs or h**os or fl***rs. They're simply not needed but you can still have a discussion about the topic.

I am sorry, but being 55yo, I am not well learned in 'beating about the bush'.

Ya say what ya mean, you don't what you don't.
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I don't know what makes you say that.... I just gave you an example of how you can have the discussion without getting banned. Get creative about the discussion but don't use the offensive words. It seems like you want to do it your way and your way only, then get mad about it when you get told not to do it that way.

Because I am WHITE.
And happen to be proud of that. Why should I not be? Other ethnic groups seem to be rather cocky these days, and have their assorted public cheerleaders (mostly publicity seekers) who defend their every right.

The following comments are attributed to Michael Richards.
Otherwise known as Kramer from the Seinfeld TV series.

Mind you, I have not vetted this.....so, as usual, if you believe this to be urban legend, so may you say.

The story goes that this was his defense speech in court after making racial comments in his comedy act.

He makes some very interesting points...

Someone finally said it. How many are actually paying attention to this?

You say that whites commit a lot of violence against you...
So why are the ghettos the most dangerous places to live?

You have the United Negro College Fund.

You have Martin Luther King Day.

You have Black History Month.

You have Cesar Chavez Day.

You have Yom Hashoah.

You have Ma'uled Al-Nabi.

You have the NAACP.

You have BET...

If we had WET (White Entertainment Television), we'd be racists.

If we had a White Pride Day, you would call us racists.

If we had White History Month, we'd be racists.

If we had any organization for only whites to 'advance' OUR lives, we'd be racists.

We have a Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, a Black Chamber of Commerce, and then we just have the plain Chamber of Commerce.

Wonder who pays for that??

A white woman could not be in the Miss Black American pageant, but any color can be in the Miss America pageant.

If we had a college fund that only gave white students scholarships... You know we'd be racists.

There are over 60 openly proclaimed Black Colleges in the US ... Yet if there were 'White colleges', that would be a racist college.

In the Million Man March, you believed that you were marching for your race and rights.
If we marched for our race and rights, you would call us racists.
You are proud to be black, brown, yellow and orange, and you're not afraid to announce it.

But when we announce our white pride, you call us racists.

You rob us, car jack us, and shoot at us.

But, when a white police officer shoots a black gang member or beats up a black drug dealer running from the law and posing a threat to society, you call him a racist.

I am proud...... But you call me a racist."

Now.

Does this make the post PC??

If not, delete it again.

But do not ban me, I am just asking.
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The Gay marriage thread does demonstrate the difficulty some folks having expressive offensive thoughts/thinking without being offensive.

In some cases they might simply lack the language skills or intelligence for this to begin with, or perhaps when one strays over emotional hot button issues some component of otherwise competent writing/thinking skills suffers attrition.

Then there is the situation where some people have outlier opinions and view the world in concrete absolute terms. For them, rational discussion presents perhaps a challenge beyond them.

The Gay marriage thread does demonstrate the difficulty some folks having expressive offensive thoughts/thinking without being offensive.

In some cases they might simply lack the language skills or intelligence for this to begin with, or perhaps when one strays over emotional hot button issues some component of otherwise competent writing/thinking skills suffers attrition.

Then there is the situation where some people have outlier opinions and view the world in concrete absolute terms. For them, rational discussion presents perhaps a challenge beyond them.

And then there are some who really have a problem with gay marriage.
And their emotions take so control of them they have a problem saying what they have to say without revealing their emotions.

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The Gay marriage thread does demonstrate the difficulty some folks having expressive offensive thoughts/thinking without being offensive.

In some cases they might simply lack the language skills or intelligence for this to begin with, or perhaps when one strays over emotional hot button issues some component of otherwise competent writing/thinking skills suffers attrition.

Then there is the situation where some people have outlier opinions and view the world in concrete absolute terms. For them, rational discussion presents perhaps a challenge beyond them.

And then there are some who really have a problem with gay marriage.
And their emotions take so control of them they have a problem saying what they have to say without revealing their emotions.

They are entitled to their emotions, but they are not entitled to dictate to others on how to live their lives.

The Gay marriage thread does demonstrate the difficulty some folks having expressive offensive thoughts/thinking without being offensive.

In some cases they might simply lack the language skills or intelligence for this to begin with, or perhaps when one strays over emotional hot button issues some component of otherwise competent writing/thinking skills suffers attrition.

Then there is the situation where some people have outlier opinions and view the world in concrete absolute terms. For them, rational discussion presents perhaps a challenge beyond them.

And then there are some who really have a problem with gay marriage.
And their emotions take so control of them they have a problem saying what they have to say without revealing their emotions.

They are entitled to their emotions, but they are not entitled to dictate to others on how to live their lives.

Sorry, we're off topic.

My thread.
I'll allow the topical off course.

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Thanks MS -- I think that thread (Gay Marriage) like threads on religion and race are all areas where the choice of language along with the ability to express ones *opinions* with care is important as is the capability of recognizing the distinction between fact and opinion. When folks mix fact and opinion up (and a discussion regarding racism certainly has that potential) then the discussion has a very high potential to get heated.